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burgh, in the Character of the Lord Proprietary's Attorney
General.
I have the Honour to be with the greatest Respect, My Lord,
Your Lordship's most Obedient
His Excellency the Right Honble and very humble Servant
Lord Bottetourt Robert Eden.

The following Commission and Instructions to the At-
torney General being prepared were Read and approved of
and Ordered to be Entered.

Maryland ss.
Robert Eden Esq^r Lieutenant General and Chief Governor
in and over the Province of Maryland.
To Thomas Jenings Attorney General of the Province of
Maryland Esquire and to all Persons to whom these Presents
shall come Greeting.
Whereas certain Vessels belonging to the Inhabitants with-
in this Province have been Seized in the River Potowmack
within the undoubted Limits and Jurisdiction of the Province
aforesaid by Sir Thomas Adams or the Commanding Officer
for the Time being of the Boston Frigate and the Vessels so
Seized have been carried or sent to the Colony of Virginia in
order for the Purpose that Cognizance may be taken therein
of the Cause or Causes of the Seizures aforesaid, and whereas
of Right the local Jurisdiction in such Case belongeth to the
said Province of Maryland Now Know ye that I Robert Eden
Esq^r Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the
Province of Maryland lawfully constituted and approved in
Maintenance of the just Authority and Jurisdiction of the
said Province and of the Rights belonging unto the Right
honourable Frederick Lord Baron of Baltimore absolute Lord
and Proprietary of the Province aforesaid reposing an Es-
pecial Trust and Confidence in Thomas Jenings Esq^r Attorney
General of the said Lord Proprietary do hereby Authorize
constitute and appoint him the said Thomas Jenings in this
Behalf in due manner to assert claim and demand that no
Cognizance be had or taken within the Dominion or Colony
of Virginia in respect of the Premisses or any part thereof
tending to impeach diminish infringe or derogate from the
Jurisdiction Prerogatives Franchises Liberties or Privileges
of the said Lord Proprietary. In Witness whereof I have
hereto set my Hand and caused the Great Seal of the Province

Lib. C. B.
No. 20

to be affixed this Seventeenth Day of July in the Twentieth
year of his Lordship's Dominion Annoque Domini Seventeen
hundred and Seventy.
Signed by Order.
U Scott Cl. Con:

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